KJV dictionary & concordance

raise

Meaning of “raise”

Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

59 occurrences58 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:8

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1 Chronicles 17:11

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¶ And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 17:11 · retained source text

¶ And it shall come to passe, when thy dayes be expired, that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise vp thy seed after thee, which shall bee of thy sonnes, and I wil stablish his kingdome.

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Genesis 38:8 1 Samuel 2:35 Psalms 41:10 Jeremiah 30:9 Amos 6:14 Matthew 22:24 John 6:54 James 5:15

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Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

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To rouse; to stir up.

printed p. 275; PDF p. 295; Internet Archive leaf n294